Letter received from Konstantin Gabashvili,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations Parliament of Georgia
The Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliaments
of Georgia presents its compliments to the partner Parliaments
and respective Committees and has the honour and desire to bring
to your attention the alarming fact: on 6 August 2007, at 19.30
local time, two Russian SU-24 aircraft violating Georgian airspace,
entered more than 75 kilometres into the sovereign Georgian territory
(close to the conflict area—South Ossetia, Georgia) and
fired air-to surface missiles near the village of Tsitlisubani.
By our strong conviction this attack constitutes the continuation
of aggression launched on 11 March this year by bombing of Kodoy
Valley (Upper Abkhazia, Georgia).
These attacks against Georgia's sovereign territory
represent an attempt to disrupt ongoing political and economic
reforms in Georgia and hinder its further democratic development.
Such aggression impedes Georgia's integration into European and
Euro-Atlantic structures as well as poses threat to the Georgian
and generally European security.
We believe that international community will
react on that fact and put all efforts to stop such hard line
policy of Russian authorities undermining normal relationship
between two neighbouring states. We also believe that our colleagues,
heads of Foreign Affairs Committees will raise this issue before
their respective Parliaments.
The Georgian authorities as well as OSCE experts
started investigation of the incident. Internal report of OSCE
acknowledged radar information that the aircrafts entered to the
Georgian airspace from the north-east (Russia's territory). International
experts are also involved in the investigation. We invited the
Russian experts to take part in the process in order to reach
fair and clear picture.
I attach the documents and information related
to this incident. [105]
The Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament
of Georgia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the partner
Parliaments and respective Committees the assurances of its highest
consideration.
14 August 2007
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